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Old 7th August 2011, 08:13 PM
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i'm coming to the stage where i need to buy the aluminium (when money allows).

what sort of price have people paid as i'm not sure on what is a good price?
I have plently of 1-2mm steel off-cuts in work enough to do the tranny tunnel sides, would this be too heavy for the sides of the car do you think???

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Old 7th August 2011, 11:02 PM
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http://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/...duct_info.html

worth getting the stuff with the plastic film on.

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If your tight for funds or on a budget use 1mm steel for the sides,tunel,back etc and 2mm for the floor(s). As for weight I would'nt worry as the average passenger weighs 60-80kg and you can always fit a bigger engine. Besides a little extra weight is not always a bad idea as it will put some much needed heat in the tyres.
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If your tight for funds or on a budget use 1mm steel for the sides,tunel,back etc and 2mm for the floor(s). As for weight I would'nt worry as the average passenger weighs 60-80kg and you can always fit a bigger engine. Besides a little extra weight is not always a bad idea as it will put some much needed heat in the tyres.
And what do you use for floor, tunnel, back etc, if you're not on a budget ?

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Thank you for all your reply's

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found here was ok for cut sizes http://www.clickmetal.co.uk/
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Old 9th August 2011, 10:09 PM
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i've managed to do the top of the tranny tunnel, the floor (but i had to add an extra 125mm but when your on a budget who cares), and the piece infont of the scuttle out of 2mm (its what we had left over from building 3D bombing targets), and i have enough for the sides of the tranny tunnel too. to top it off i may aswell go the whole hog and "Galv" it to make it nice and heavy
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